MILITARY HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING – A UK PERSPECTIVE

10th October 2017,
London, United Kingdom

Rotary Pilot Training remains a key element for defence forces looking for air superiority in current and future helicopter missions. As militaries look to extend their vast helicopter fleets, the growth in modernisaton and increased use of synthetic training has lead many armies, navies and air forces to re-examine how they structure and execute the onboarding and continued growth of

This workshop will aim to explore the challenges facing military flying training organisations as they align more closely with Civil Aviation regulations and look to the future of training in an era of dwindling budgets and increased deployments.

Understand the recent transformation of UK Military Flying Training
Explore the development of Competency Based Training in the RAF
Understand the challenges of applied flying training in complex environments
Explore the cost/benefits of different aircraft types and systems for flying training

Workshop
LEADER

Peter Dean

Director, St Andrew's Aviation , British Army

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

Workshop
programme

12:30 Registration & Coffee

13:10 Aircraft Selection for Military Flight Training

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

·Single vs Twin-engine

·Live / Synthetic Balance

·Simple vs complex aircraft

13:40 Training Methodology in Military Flight Training

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

·Current CFS(H) Style

·vs

·Competency Based Training

·Provision of training materials via new media

14:10 Afternoon Tea

14:40 Applied Training for Military Skills

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

·NVG

·Tactical Training

·Operation of Sights and Sensors

·Environmental Training

15:10 Case Study – UK Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS)

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

·Existing training system (DHFS)

·vs

·Future MFTS

15:40 Closing Remarks

Major Pete Dean retired from the British Army in 2014 after 16 years in the Army Air Corps. During this time, he flew Lynx Mk7 in Iraq, AH-64D in Afghanistan and commanded 670 Sqn AAC, delivering the Army’s Operational Training Phase to new pilots at Middle Wallop. He now offers insights to military and civilian clients on flying training and aviation matters.

16:00 Closing Remarks and Close of Workshop

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CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy,
which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and
structured. The most common definition is:

‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional
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CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and
Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular
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Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do
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CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor
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reading.

CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with
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members to undertake CPD.

For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked
to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members
undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards,
legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide
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‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve
within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such
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goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives.
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As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SMI Group can provide an indication
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and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD
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